american watercress

Meaning of word american watercress from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States.

Synonyms : cardamine rotundifolia, mountain watercress

Meaning : Of southwestern Europe. Cultivated in Florida.

Synonyms : american cress, barbarea praecox, barbarea verna, belle isle cress, early winter cress, land cress

blow up (verb)
Cause to burst with a violent release of energy.

precursor (noun)
A substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction).

telescope (verb)
Crush together or collapse.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

guff (noun)
Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements).

with child (adjective)
In an advanced stage of pregnancy.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

ordnance store (noun)
Military supplies.